Chapter 156 Zhizhigao! (You didn’t expect me to have a third update, right? Ha, is it possible to count the votes?)

The Spring Festival in the sixth year of Qingli is especially lively.

In the past five years of Qingli, maritime trade has flourished.

The war with Xixia had ended the previous year, and the dispute with the Liao Kingdom had also been settled.

Although many places were hit by disasters this year, there was no large-scale drought like in the Jianghuai and Western Beijing regions before. Although there were local civil unrests, they were not large-scale.

And the mutiny did not happen because the military salaries were paid in time.

Compared with the previous years, the fifth year of Qingli can be regarded as a good year, and can even be regarded as a peaceful year for the country and the people.

Sure enough, as long as you lie down, everything will become easier - if Zhao Zhen knew this sentence, he would definitely think so.

The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the court has money to hold celebrations. But the people don't know why, but their life seems to be pretty good this year. Business items can be sold, and those who work find that jobs are easy to find this year, and it seems that their employers are also doing well.

I was willing to give more money, so I earned thousands more than in previous years.

When you have money in your pocket, you will naturally want to spend money. You will naturally flood the streets. Naturally you will want to eat snacks. Naturally you will want to visit the lantern and flower markets. Naturally you will want to buy clothes for your daughter and a drink for your son.

Therefore, what goes above and what works below will lead to a particularly lively spring in Bianjing this year.

Many people may not have thought about why life is better this year than in previous years, but for Zhang Heng, the judge of the Duzhi Division, he knows clearly.

It's too awkward to present the data. If you describe it in words, everyone will understand.

In the fifth year of Qingli, sea trade was liberalized, and Jianghuai received an investment of up to 300,000 guan from Lin'an Commercial Bank. In addition, Jianghuai merchants were optimistic about sea trade, which led to investments of up to several million guan. These millions of guan invested

Entering the market will naturally cause great disturbances.

Jianghuai is very close to Bianjing City, and millions of dollars of assets are invested in production, which naturally generates a lot of demand, especially the demand for various production tools.

On the one hand, such production tools can be purchased from Jiangnan, but more still have to be found in Bianjing.

Bianjing is an old industrial center, and Jianghuai merchants are also wary of Jiangnan. When purchasing various products, they also intend to go to Bianjing.

In this way, the prosperity of Bianjing can be understood.

But in fact this is not the whole story.

In the past five years of Qingli, nearly forty or fifty Neizangku shopping malls have been opened in Bianjing City. The number of jobs created by the shopping malls themselves is quite huge.

When a large supermarket is opened, the logistics, logistics, and service staff in the store will total more than a few thousand people. There will be nearly 100,000 jobs for 40 or 50 shopping malls.

The products needed by shopping malls require the cooperation of hundreds of thousands of people to produce them.

It can be said that hundreds of thousands or millions of people have been benefited during the large-scale preparation of shopping malls.

This is certainly not the full picture.

The combined forces that made Bianjing City more prosperous were the coal mines of Kaifeng Prefecture, the various investments of Lin'an Commercial Bank, the prosperity of various industries due to the improvement of the economy, and Zhao Zhen's tireless promotion of officials. These officials spent money from the treasury.

Every money eventually goes into this market.

And most of the three million yuan that Zhang Heng borrowed years ago has entered the market with the arrival of this new year.

As a result, what finally emerged was an unprecedentedly prosperous Bianjing!

Seeing such a prosperous Bianjing, and also seeing through data the prosperous Jianghuai River, the vibrant Quanzhou, and many port cities ready for development, Zhang Heng felt excited in his heart.

Although he felt unhappy with Zhao Zhen for holding various celebrations and squandering the wealth he created, Zhang Heng still felt sincerely happy when he saw from the data the people who benefited from the wealth he created.

The idea of ​​getting promoted based on political performance is actually not what Zhang Heng wants. What Zhang Heng wants is to benefit the people all over the world.

Doesn't Zhang Heng know that the Northern Song Dynasty, which looked so glorious, was already terminally ill? Doesn't he know that the huge Song Dynasty has actually become a bottomless pit? Doesn't he know that on top of the huge body of the Song Dynasty, there are countless people who are knocking bones and sucking marrow?

Corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry?

Of course Zhang Heng knew.

Even the Quanzhou maritime merchants he supported were not even good people. Those people may not be so good in their hometown, but when they go to sea, these people are more terrifying than pirates!

Zhang Heng even knew that the people who benefited the most from the wealth he created were not even the common people, but the corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry of the Song Dynasty. But Zhang Heng still did it, because at least after layers of oppression, there was still something in the end.

Some leftovers can fall into the mouths of the people at the bottom!

If it could be done, Zhang Heng would be willing to overthrow all the corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry who oppressed the people, but their power was so powerful that it made Zhang Heng a little desperate, so powerful that he had to strengthen himself in this system.

, and wait for the opportunity.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhang Heng had to continue to make progress in this system.

Zeng Gongliang told Zhang Heng that the official wanted him to be appointed as Zhizhigao, but there was already a set process for the appointment of Zhizhigao, which required an examination before he could be appointed, so Zhang Heng was asked to prepare for the examination.

Zhang Heng immediately agreed.

Zhang Heng coveted the post of Zhizhigao. This position was much more popular than that of a daily official. It can be said that this was the only way for a prime minister.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty had two systems of officials and ministers. The internal officials were Hanlin bachelors. The Hanlin bachelors drafted edicts and issued edicts in a formal manner. Since these edicts and orders were issued directly from the palace, they were called "internal officials."

system".

Waizhi is the Zhizhigao, who also drafts and issues edicts to the emperor. The value of this position does not lie in the extent of his power, but in that it is a very symbolic qualification.

Because Zhizhigao drafted edicts, methods, and edicts for the emperor, he had to be very familiar with various political orders and the way the court governed the world before he could write a qualified edict. It can be said that a qualified Zhizhigao

, is already equivalent to a qualified senior official.

If Zhang Heng has the qualifications of Zhizhigao, then no one will care about his qualifications no matter what he is sent out to do. When he is promoted in the court, he will be more favored than others, so he will be more likely to be promoted.

promoted.

As for the content of the examination, the Zhongshu Province sets the questions and calls for the examination to produce three imperial edicts, two of which are 200 words each and one of which is 100 words. The so-called imperial edicts refer to the writing of official documents.

Zhang Heng has also done a lot of research on this. After all, he is a top scholar and has three years of official experience. The key is that he also has sufficient career experience in his previous life. He has experienced hundreds of battles in official document writing.

However, Zhang Heng was not careless. Zeng Gongliang compiled a large number of imperial edicts for him to study. Zhang Heng did not miss any of them and analyzed them carefully. He would also write several chapters of each imperial edict by himself, and then ask Zeng Heng to

Gong Liang gave guidance.

This is the benefit of having a famous teacher to guide you. Others who want to take this kind of exam may not even know the format of the imperial edict, but with Zeng Gongliang here, various imperial edicts have mature templates for him to learn, and he himself

If you have the strength, passing the assessment is a matter of course.

In the middle of the first month of the first month, Zhang Heng took part in the examination held by the Zhongshu Provincial Department, and passed the test easily. The Zhongshu Provincial Department also officially appointed Zhang Heng as the Zhizhigao.

Moreover, as Zeng Gongliang said, the imperial court did not remove Zhang Heng from his duties as magistrate because he appointed him as the Zhizhigao.

Zhang Heng had some guesses about the reasons. Firstly, Zhao Zhen had told him that he wanted Zhang Heng to find a way to make money for the court. Secondly, Zhang Heng had done a very good job in the position of Duzhi Judge. At the end of the year

We had paid salaries to hundreds of officials before, but the officials in Zhongshu Province remembered this!

For them, there is a big difference in who is the magistrate. If a person with insufficient ability is allowed to be this official, it will be a small matter for the national treasury and there will be no money. But if their salary cannot be paid, it will be a big deal.

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Therefore, Zhao Zhen did not mention the matter of removing Zhang Heng from his post. Of course, the officials of Zhongshu Province were happy to see it happen, which contributed to the fact that Zhang Heng held two positions.

But as a result, Zhang Heng became even busier.

On the one hand, he has to worry about the affairs of the branch office, and on the other hand, he has to worry about the affairs of Zhizhigao.

Fortunately, there are many Zhizhigao, and they can help each other. If you really don't have time, let other Zhizhigao take over the work.

Moreover, many times, officials and prime ministers issue tasks. If Zhang Heng happens to be short of time, someone else can do it.

But after the first lunar month, Zhang Heng had another more important thing to worry about, which was to worry about his two brothers taking the examination. Before the exam started, Zhang Heng even took two days off, one day to help check for leaks and fill in the vacancies, and prepare

I packed the test box and all kinds of necessary items, and sent my two brothers to Gongyuan the next day to accompany me in taking the test.

Zou Qingzhao and Zeng Youwei can naturally do these things, but Zhang Heng is more willing to do them together by themselves.

After sending his two brothers to Gongyuan, Zhang Heng returned to Sansi to sit in the Yamen.

Ding Shougong, the Kongmu officer of the Duzhi Division, saw Zhang Heng and was a little surprised and said: "Judge Zhang, didn't you accompany your brother to take the exam? Why are you still here?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "There are a lot of things in the department. If I don't come, there will still be a lot of things piled up. I have two jobs now, and I have to go to Zhongshu Province from time to time, so I'd better come here first when I have time.

Let’s take care of the matter... That’s right, is there anything you need me to deal with?”

Ding Shougong was immediately reminded when he heard this and said quickly: "If you don't tell me, I have really forgotten. There is really something that needs you to deal with..."

Ding Shougong explained the matter. Zhang Heng was speechless after listening: "How dare they make such a request?"
Chapter completed!